Hydropower News
| Singapore >> 6/23/2022 - Keppel and Electricite du Laos sign power purchase agreement, pioneering cross-border power trade of renewable energy into Singapore
The Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project... |
| Norway >> 6/16/2022 - Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has upgraded Statkraft’s rating to "A" from "A-", with stable outlook. The rating action is a consequence of the elevated power prices. "We appreciate this positive... |
| Norway >> 6/15/2022 - Statkraft, Europe's largest producer of renewable energy, and Omya Hustadmarmor AS have signed an amendment to an existing power purchase agreement (PPA). During the eight years from January 2022 unti... |
| Switzerland >> 6/15/2022 - Juice Technology AG, producer of electric charging stations and software and the market leader in portable chargers for electric cars, announced the founding of Juice Power AG. Demonstrating a clear c... |
| Nepal >> 6/10/2022 - Nepal backs low-CO2 hydropower as a source of energy. Middle Bhotekoshi is one of four Nepalese hydropower plants currently under construction with the support of our experts. Hydropower i... |
| United States >> 6/10/2022 - California American Water announced the Highland Tank Conduit-Hydro Clean Energy Project, a clean energy recovery infrastructure project with Rentricity Inc., the innovative in-conduit hydropower clea... |
| Norway >> 6/9/2022 - Cloudberry Clean Energy has secured the Bøen Kraft hydro power plants through a signed share purchase agreement of 100% of the shares in Bøen Kraft AS. The acquisition boosts the operational portfolio... |
| Norway >> 6/7/2022 - Statkraft, Europe’s biggest producer of renewable energy, sent a license application for a major modernization of the Folgefonn hydropower scheme in Hardanger, Norway, to the Norwegian Water Resources... |
| Costa Rica >> 6/7/2022 - “Investment in hydropower needs to grow five-fold from 2018 levels to achieve the Paris Agreement goals,” said IRENA Deputy Director-General Gauri Singh at the fourth meeting of the Collaborative Fram... |
| United Arab Emirates >> 6/6/2022 - HE The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWAMD )'s and CEO, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, paid a visit to the Hatta pumped-storage hydroelectric power facility to check on its progress. The station i... |
| Norway >> 5/31/2022 - Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy company is opening the two hydroelectric power plants Vesle Kjela and Storlia, which are located on opposite sides of the Hardanger mountain plateau. |
| United States >> 5/31/2022 - The U.S. Department of Energy announced $8 million in funding to support projects that will improve the flexibility of the U.S. hydropower fleet and enhance electric grid reliability. Hydro... |
| United States >> 5/25/2022 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced nearly $2.6 million for 13 hydropower and marine energy projects as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Tech... |
| Scotland >> 5/17/2022 - Renewable energy leader Drax will today submit its application for planning consent to build a new underground pumped storage hydro power station which would more than double the electricity generatin... |
| Australia >> 5/4/2022 - The International Hydropower Association (IHA) is delighted to welcome Bechtel and Sunshine Hydro as its newest members. The companies are the first to join IHA following the introduction o... |
| Brazil >> 5/3/2022 - - A consortium led by GE Renewable Energy’s hydropower business will be responsible for the technological upgrade of the power plant - The project highlights GE's commitment to developing soluti... |
| Brazil >> 3/24/2022 - - Located in the states of Minas Gerais and Goiás in Brazil, São Simão hydroelectric plant has 1,710 MW of installed capacity, enough to supply 6 million homes - Scope of the project includes si... |
| Ethiopia >> 2/21/2022 - Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried w... |
| Brazil >> 1/25/2022 - - The line runs through four states between the north and northeast: Maranhão, Piauí, Tocantins and Bahia - This line will allow the exchange between the Brazilian regions and facilitate the flo... |
| Australia >> 1/21/2022 - Genex has kick-started main construction works for its flagship pumped hydro energy storage project, commencing tunnel digging at the Queensland site. Genex is developing the Kidston pumped... |
